sephardic music festival

Erez Safar - Founder & Director

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Erez Safar
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302 Bedford Ave
pmb 132
Brooklyn, NY 11211

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EMAIL: erez@shemspeed.com with "Sephardic Fest!!!" in the subject

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WEBSITES:
www.shemspeed.com
www.modularmoods.com
www.diwonmusic.com • www.myspace.com/diwonmusic

PRESS:
Erez Safar a.k.a. Diwon (formerly dj handler) is the founder and director of Shemspeed (largest, most diverse Jewish music site), Modular Mood Records (an independent record label), Hip Hop Sulha, and The Sephardic Music Festival. As the brains behind Modular Moods and many of the hyped parties in and around NYC, Erez's musical persona, Diwon, defies musical stereotypes. Dressed in traditional garb and armed with a beat machine, and sounds of the semitic underground, Diwon is taking Yemenite culture to the masses. As a multicultural maestro, he produces a mix of Yemenite and Sephardic music blended with electro hip hop beats. Influenced heavily by his family that migrated from Yemen to Ethiopia and finally settled in Israel, his music reflects the multicultural tapestry that is Israel. His live set brings together textural fusions of live and recorded sound and often are accompanied by singers from various backgrounds. Diwon's music, style, and presence get famous US clubs to resemble the craziest festivals abroad.

Erez has performed with Lou Reed, Anthony Coleman, Daniel Carter, DJ Spooky, Matisyahu, Steinski, Idan Raichel, and countless others. London Radio's 104.4 FM called him, "one of New York's hottest Jewish musicians;" The Village Voice stated that his work "as producer and DJ is among the most adventurous and banging on the new Jewish music scene;" the Jerusalem Post dubbed him, "Jewish music's multimedia mogul;" Forward listed him as one of the Top 50 "most influential Jews of 2007;" The Jewish Week listed him amongst their "36 under 36", and Heeb Magazine listed him in their "Heeb Hundred." Erez resides and maintains his many companies, within the auditory heart of Brooklyn.

www.erezsafar.com

The Sephardic Music Festival would like to thank Brice Rosenbloom, Joshua Schawrtz, Samuel Thomas, Marcos Cohen, Sarrit Kovacs, Nina Baitz, Yoram Morad, Renee Schrieber, Alyssa Abrahamson, Stephanie Amarnick, Cassidy Benson, Aaron Koeninsburg, Bill Braggin, Michael Kodransky, Alexis Brill, Alana Schultz, Veronicka Lacktan, Sam Hopkins, Elyakeem Kinstlinger, Jake Mamer, David Abitbol, Shuli Levine and anyone we may have forgotten, for all their help.

The New York Sephardic Music Festival (NY-SMF) seeks to increase interest in and awareness of the Sephardic culture, including Mizrahi, Yemenite and Ladino traditions, highlighting the diversity that exists within the Sephardic branch of Jewish culture and history. The latest Sephardic musical talents in the U. S. will be showcased, working to reinvigorate the thriving Sephardic culture that exists and is waiting to be re-discovered. Our goal is to give people the opportunity to learn and enjoy this rich, sensual tradition that has the power to make hips shake and souls soar.

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